Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-17
A Large Mining Deal.

| PUEBLO, Col, March 16.-It has just leak 1 ed out that the Security company have re- gently purchased some valuable mines not far from Silver Cliff Tho consideration is sariously estimated at from $150,OOO to l SS2O, The sale was made and the | papers and money changed hands at the Antlers, Colorado Springs, last Thursday. Maine Returns to Annual Sessions. AUGUSTA, March 16.-The House to day concurred with the Senate in the passage of l the Boston aud Maine consolidation bill and the bill substituting annual for biennial ses- sions of the legislature. The House passed resolve appointing the Governor, adjutant general and five officers of the military to locate a permanent encampnent for the militia. Both branches passed bill to pre- vent and eradicate contagious among cattle. The bill relating to convict labor in the State prison was defeated in the House.
 Trouble For Mind Reader Bishop.
 BOSTON, March 16.-Mrs. Washington Irv- ing Bishop, accompanied by her brother, John Mack, arrived in Boston today. She prom ises the press 8 statement of her position in the unfortunate affair with her husband. Ms. Bishop consulted lawyer to-day and it is said will have another divorce case on y. dfgnant and her father is coming home from the West to see about matters.
 Jim, the Penman i'm Washington,
 NEW YORK, March 16.-In response to the invitation sent to MT. A. M. Palmer and signed by President Cleveland, Secretaries Bayard, Endicott and Whitney, W. W. Cor coran, General Sheridan and other residents of Washington for performance of "Jin, the penman," at Washington, for the benefit of the Actors Fund. MT. Palmer has to day replied that he has arranged with the man. ager of the National TheateT at Washington for the use of that house on the evening of Monday, April IS, next, when performance of the play with the entire original cast will be given. The proceeds of the performance, without any deduction or charge whatever, will go to the actors fund.
 No More Interstate Passes.
 PHILADELPHIA, March 16.-President Rob- erts of the Pennsylvania railroad company has made public the action taken by the directors in regard to passes at their meeting of March 9. It recites that the company having been advised by the general solicitor that the interstate commerce law is intend ed to prohibit the use of interstate passes except by officers and employees of railway companies the president is. therefore, directed to carry this prohibition into effect on April 1, and also to instruct the officers of railway, bridge and ferry companies embraced in the Pennsylvania system that on and after April l, they shall not issue any passes for the free transportation of persons or special cars from one State into another, or into the District of Columbia, except for officers or employees of railway companies.
 Sehalehi on the Sick List.
 CHICAGO, March 16.-Mme. Schalchi, who appear with Mme Patti, is improving, but Count Lollie says she will not be around for two weeks. He denies that there has been any trouble between Schalchi and Patti or MT. Abbey.
 Deadly Work by Bald Knobbers.
 ST. LOUIS, March 16.--Advices from Chris tian county, Mo-, state that excitement is running very high down there over the re- cent tragedy near Sparta in which Charles Green and William Eden were called up in the night and shot down in cold blood by alleged "Bsld Knobbers," an organization similar to the Kuklux. Every effert is being made to ferret out the perpetrators of the brutal and bloody outrage and thirteen per sons have already been arrested and nine more are expected to be captured to-day. These people all live in the immediate vicin- ity and are said to have been engaged in other lawless acts. Their preliminary examination will be held in a day or two. They all pro- fest their innocence